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D. HUDSON. Horseshoe.

No. 223,737. Patentedlan.20,1`880.

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DAVID HUDSON, F SENEOA'FALLS, NEVV YORK.

HORSESHOE.

` WSIlI-*EGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,737, datedJanuary 20, 1880.

i Application filed June 2, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known tlat I, DAVID HUIDSON, of SenecaFalls, in the county of SenecaI and State lof NewiYork, have invented anew and valuable Improvement in Horseshoes;` and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear,

and exact description of the construction and reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is arepresentation of a perspective view of nyimproved horseshoe, and Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

This in ven tionhas relation to improvements in horseshoes.

The object of my invention is mainly to prevent the soreness of the leeland'quarters of the'loof arising from rapid riding or prolongedtraveling on hard roads.

The nature of the invention consists in a steel shoe with its heel en dssli tted horizontall y,

and the lower branches thereof bent down-- wardly and tlen properlytvmperednthus givingit, when nailed on a hoof, a suffieintsprin g actionto prevent theanimal from being unduly jarred in rapid traveling on hardroads, and being rendered stiff and sore, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth.

In tle aceompanyin g drawings the letterA designates a horseshoe of theusual dimensions, and made `of steel. It is provided with the usualnailgroove and holes ci a', and, if desired, with the customary toe andheel calks.

Extending forward to about the middle of each side from the heels oftheshoe nearly half its length isa clett, b, usually formed beforetempering, the upper branch, s', of which extends horizontally, and thelower branch, s, of which is bent dqwn more or less, to produce more orless resilience and constitutea spring at the heel of the shoe. Theshoe, being tempered to the requisite degree of hardness, is nowcomplete.

It will be clear that in fast trotting roads or paved streets the animalpounds very heavily with his heels, and must necessarily be heavilyjarred, so much so as frequently to disable hin completely as aroadster; but by the use of a shoe constructed as set forth thisinjurious result is effectually obviated by the yielding of the springss at the heels of the shoe.

The aforesaid construction permits the forming of the springs in one andthe same piece with the shoe, (in all other respects of ordinaryconstruction,) thereby obviating the use of screws or bolts, and weldingthe springs to the shoe where they are made separate from the shoe.Further, no additionalweight results from my method of constructing thesprings, their formation with the shoe requiringno extra thickness ofmetal, as is common with the method heretofore adopted in effecting thispurpose.

I am aware that horseshoes have heretofore been made with springsattached to the heels by rivets or bolts, as shown in Patent No. 11,392,and at 'the toe and heels by welding at the quarter, as shown in PatentNo. 207,603, whereas 'in my. shoe the springs are made integral with theshoe. i

Having described my invention,` what I on hard claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, v

Tle horseshoe having springs at the heels made in tegral therewith,substan tiall y as specitied. o

In testimony that I claim the above I have lereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID HUDsoN. Y

Witnesses:

FRANK BEEBE, OHARLns HUDsoN.

